Doctor at Large_
"All the BARE FACTS and FIGURES That Add Up to a Young Medic's Love Life!"
Losing out to Dr. Bingham (Michael Medwin) in a competition for house surgeon when he offends a member of the board, young Dr. Simon Sparrow (Dirk Bogarde) finds himself going from post to post, filling in for other physicians. At one distant country post, he is taken aback when he works with a patient whose husband died after Simon treated the man years before. In another hospital, Simon examines a surprisingly mature teen and also tries courting devoted nurse Nan McPherson (Shirley Eaton).
Starring
Dirk Bogarde, Muriel Pavlow, Donald Sinden
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
Doctor at Large was released 69 years ago in 1957.
Overview
Losing out to Dr. Bingham (Michael Medwin) in a competition for house surgeon when he offends a member of the board, young Dr. Simon Sparrow (Dirk Bogarde) f...
Doctor at Large is a Comedy, Romance film with a runtime of 1h 44m.
CAST (20)
Dirk Bogarde
Dr. Simon Sparrow
Muriel Pavlow
Joy Gibson
Donald Sinden
Dr. Tony Benskin
James Robertson Justice
Sir Lancelot Spratt
Shirley Eaton
Nurse Nan MacPherson
Derek Farr
Dr. Erasmus Potter-Shine
Michael Medwin
Dr. Charlie Bingham
Martin Benson
Maharajah of Branda
John Chandos
O'Malley
Edward Chapman
Mr. Wilkins
George Coulouris
Pascoe
Judith Furse
Mrs. Digby
Gladys Henson
Mrs. Wilkins
Anne Heywood
Emerald
EJ
Ernest Jay
Sir Charles Hopcroft
Lionel Jeffries
Dr. Hampton Hatchet
Mervyn Johns
Mr. Smith
Geoffrey Keen
Examiner
Dilys Laye
Mrs. Jasmine Hatchet
Harry Locke
Harry Jessup
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What is Doctor at Large about?
Losing out to Dr. Bingham (Michael Medwin) in a competition for house surgeon when he offends a member of the board, young Dr. Simon Sparrow (Dirk Bogarde) finds himself going from post to post, filling in for other physicians. At one distant country post, he is taken aback when he works with a patient whose husband died after Simon treated the man years before. In another hospital, Simon examines a surprisingly mature teen and also tries courting devoted nurse Nan McPherson (Shirley Eaton).
How long is Doctor at Large?
Doctor at Large has a runtime of 104 minutes (1h 44m).
Who stars in Doctor at Large?
The cast of Doctor at Large includes Dirk Bogarde, Muriel Pavlow, Donald Sinden, James Robertson Justice, Shirley Eaton.
What is the rating of Doctor at Large?
Doctor at Large has a rating of 5.6 out of 10 based on 24 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (2)
Comedy
Romance